A storm will cause chaos but it also brings us water From thunderclouds comes new life. A son and daughter With a strong enough spirit they will accomplish greatness. But nothing is black and white these finger paintings Are Shades of gray that fade to blue breaking through Swerve away from this parade of fools Change the rules And Go the unpaved roads Stage coach From birth until immortal gravestones Spinning earth minutes family circus sketches in search of the perfect session like surfers in a summer endless Americano sun setting the dark reveals truth Can't stop, won't stop even if we wanted to From dusk to dawn we must survive Cut your losses lead your life If What you want it causes pain Then what you got is what you gave

When the sun goes down And The rain is falling And the sirens sound Violent storms coming What goes around When the tide comes rolling in From Thunderclouds The child is born Gather gather can I have your attention mad hatters to matter of fact twisters Bad actors professional con men law abiding citizens miscreants and all common threads Listen Been on the ship to mars since around 96 I found it hard to give two shits about anything but music Almost twenty two years later new humans created life is beautiful ain't it Say I blew it but I do it better than I ever could've hoped stayin on the road to lay it down for folks Mostly home base kick it my own space lifted home grown faces stay high on life trippin lookin back at me reacting like a mirror they can hear every tear drop or knee jerk curse word they feel my fears they feel my love I want nothing but to be here to see em reach above When the sun goes down And The rain is falling And the sirens sound Violent storms coming What goes around When the tide comes rolling in From Thunderclouds The child is born Eyes open wide momentary lapse of pain life gave me hold it like the happiest day in my memory unfold to replay it forever over and over I hold them my babies no more their full blown children this feeling that a million enemies couldn’t hold me back building up from the strong foundation that we crafted 
send a chill down my backbone echoes of love and laughter happy home ever after don’t matter if the globe crashes down around they can’t capture us untouchable can’t take that from us no matter what they do they can’t break this trust were invincible I hold that above all else true love the real capital true wealth can’t buy or sell that no threat of economic collapse can’t be held back through any disaster know that

If you got that spirit (just open up and) let it fly Most can't hear it some will try to get inside your head But you need not fear it appearance gettin fuzzy clear it up break the mirrors get away from stuck inside your head Some will try to run and hide then wonder why they're stuck inside their head. Mind funk time shrunk sleep away my daylight Provided with seconds I find a way not to waste mine make rhymes late night wide awake write save the best for the witching hour sing it louder sound for sore ears take flight Stage life stage fright find a way to break that transcend and really connect with people it's more important now than it's ever been Real Medicine unplug the internet and make real friends interact with your community make an impact make a name take this music to the people play the game not to play the game but to infiltrate and really play the game and change things or stay the same and slave away your life between paychecks paved steps may seem easier than cold earth But the path the machete cuts could lead to pastures that hold worth so go search Pray to your own church donate to the plate that feeds your family Gotta work regardless find a purpose serve it and seek humanity Heavy as gravity steady the hands that craft infinity These minutes passing are all we have grab them stand and deliver me If you got that spirit (just open up and) let it fly Most can't hear it some will try to get inside your head But you need not fear it appearance gettin fuzzy clear it up break the mirrors get away from stuck inside your head High hopes rock bottom time zones clock stopping bi polar ice caps stock options shift consciousness drift off in the abyss thoughtfulness dropped often off a cliff by mob bosses left with the fish sleeping dreamlessly six feet beneath it in lost coffins Ground breaking pound pavement sound shaping is out dated But power ancient shower rain from clouds painted with clown faces down payments drown rodents the crowd rages shout down opponents mountain ranges found focus when the downtrodden found voices Now sacred control destiny ocean temperatures rising and the only hope is we could open up and be woke enough to survive it dive in try to swim but don't pick a fight with Poseidon Be mindful or you might just wind up on the wrong end of the trident Divided this violent climate swords clash on the forecast No hiding it's a blood bath for all us poor bastards in the warpath Don't get stuck inside your head we need our best women and men to step up If it's left up to chest puffing buffoons they'll press the button boom then what?

There's no bad guys or good guys Just people tryna make a way Black and white oversimplified Life is shades of gray Choir preachers run and hide from disagreements Does it make you uncomfortable don't wanna share feelings Don't take the coward's way take a leap of faith reach out to the people you fear and hear what they gotta say Think of the All the stories you miss when you ignore the riches of all these different cultures glorious history and the gory non fiction chapters in the same book written that you live in no bad guys or good guys people tryna make a way Black and white oversimplified Life is shades of gray No fake news double speak pay per view hustle Believe that a stranger's struggle is the same struggle that you and your neighbors wanna blame them for Same song we all beat the drums of this Endless war Feed the machine of greed that needs our backs to bleed to achieve prosperity Elite class propaganda take advantage of the concept of freedom conquest americano dreaming no bad guys or good guys people tryna make a way Black and white oversimplified Life is shades of gray You only live once so plEase don't fuck it up For the rest of us breathing leave something in the cup For The beggars on the street asking can I have a buck or at least a little change man enough is enough no bad guys or good guys people tryna make a way Black and white oversimplified Life is shades of gray

When all is said and done After this parade of fools(and all this fades to blue) When a new day has begun (we'll make it to the sun) I know This will stay with u Release the pressure with the least effort achieve everything you see believe and reach higher Free flyer the heat rising to the peak nice to meet you eye to eye but the price is steep tea leaves in hot water the keys of a Rachmaninoff sweet rock me to sleep I dream a lot longer now conquer proud demons calm it down feet on the ground breathing Leap in with ten toes the Rembrandt realist Sent to keep it sacred like your best kept secrets Until my Deathbed peace is the common thread But the material feast doesn't feed the forgotten bread So war for eternity at least the foreseeable time capsules buried in internet obscurity Sand castles wash away when the tide comes surging back in watch the waves crash When all is said and done After this parade of fools(and all this fades to blue) When a new day has begun (we'll make it to the sun) I know This will stay with u So we keep going knowing any moment the walls could cave in Addicted to pavement place the blame with the same finger you sign your name with in famous the game shameless Ain't it painted picture fixture pick your own stationary I rip the page with a fluid mixture music twister consume it into my room and spit it out for you the listener Excuse me mister do you have two cents to contribute to the movement of cooler heads? Cause In the end yes we prevail we seen the hell that's dealt and we need to bail Or concede and sell your soul complete the sale Just to feed the whale killer blackfish traps Feed the jails or the caskets backwards we march into history relapse in fragments

Rocky road traveler To have and hold control your own path master of the track ceremonial pot holes obstacles and god only knows What haunts your house soul capturers and holy ghosts Talkin mouths with forked tongues fortunate sons Americano porcelain drums shatter from the force of a swung hammer These man handlers stamina comes off the backs of us poor dumb bastards who never fully grasp what is happening to us Until it's too late mentality I choose to break The Fallacy is out of reach reality a choice we make lose your faith or lose the strength that separates you from the food on your plate consuming this human race This sickness infliction that rich men impose through systematic control from religion to rock and roll Pot of chasers taking shots of false hopes At a loss feel like driving off the road gotta go Fallen angels tell impossible fables The cost of the pot of gold is the slaughter of rainbows And It goes on and on the story that's told is recycled material old news here we go again Spin it like vinyl spit it like it's your final recital We're Given this Primal gift to shift survival mechanisms that could lift you up could just as easily sink the ship tidal wave ride it or lie in the wake lifeless I find the strength to fight this buried under bills And grocery lists smokes and drinks Netflix and chills indifference Keep it just within reach to keep wishin for that winning lotto ticket that You didn't buy Sky's the limit right twist the lime mix it with liquid sip it til you're tripping no more go to sleep go to work rinse and repeat I knoW there's more to this human existence if we could shift our beliefs no switching lanes I'm taking different streets Swerve Stay out the lane Miss me with that shifty motivation let me make my own my way swerve the trodden path I gotta stray From the overgrown under go the the road Thats not paved

Written in this wet cement vision is a sight for sore eyes some blind men pretend some bite the hand that feeds them cause it's the same hand that beats them some just need a friend Some need an enemy to channel this aggression mad at me for the audacity to have a message heavy weight of gravity upon the session Penetrate pen to paper levitate above the rest of em I'm head Huntin americano wsun settin in the west armageddon coming Never lettin up I'm lettin out war-cries Set the forest on fire with an assortment of rhymes flamethrowin freshness def as Beethoven I'm flowin relentless who left the floodgates open chainsmokin we were stayin in Paris Lay low until the takeover then break in the barriers "Thinking of a master plan" "Going each and every place With Mic in my hand" "Thinking of a master plan" Give it all you get it back Life after death is the legacy you left as a man So Stand where you want to but recognize the impact effects more than you the kickback can move foundations the ground shaking every action has a reaction soundscapin whether ground breaking or the ground I'm tasting with the strength to move mountains I pound the pavement Wake the town like U-Roy rudeboy music in the Q like schoolboy two in the sky one love flight of the dove like trugoy of the sol like the sun roll it up and get too high ... bring it back to earth do the math do the work or blast first and ask questions afterwards pilot your vehicle or be a reckless passenger And crash burn Wake me up they told me face the world Play the early birdie chase the worm Save me from this lonely place i hurt Maybe that's the only way i learn Go through the fire either wither from the heat or be a survivor rise up find a way like smoke signals to live forever through love and stay humble Stay hungry

We can't stop Even If we wanted to No we don't stop we just go on and go on On and on and on and follow me into the dawning Morning coming haunting You're seeking something wanting Ship is sinkin drowning overflowing fountain Follow me into the mountains Where Water won't cover the ground and We don't need any more static We don't believe in the magic All we need is each other got nothing else to lose We can all see the wave crashing You can pretend it ain't happening tell a lie a hundred times it still won't make it true Even if a hundred of million buy it it still don't make it proof Except that a hundred million humans aren't that difficultly duped Wondering if it's even worth the struggle troubled oceans rise Bottomless glass salty potions from the cries of open eyes The way it's going now The way it's been After sunset some forget a new day begins again eventually but bet there will be bloodshed sweat and tears before the break a dawn it's been a long time comin but We can't stop Even If we wanted to No we don't stop we just go on and go on Maybe we see morning Maybe we keep mourning Maybe awaken from sleep apnea and heed the warning Start to breathe deeper before you die trying We the people need a leader not to be blindsided By the reaches of evil hindsight believably twenty twenty Repeated history lessons when you feed the kids centuries of lies And most teachers dont see past their syllabus The Willingness to connect and really effect different lives But some do and we love you for it The courage to move forward in the face of all this horror It takes strength more than I can imagine And real faith in humanity that change can really happen given the chance we'll stand up just one woman one man to take off these handcuffs liberate us from this nightmare We're held captive in but until then it's just wishful thinking while the walls are crashin in I'll grab the mic and keep on singing saying